Chai and Masala chai difference - Recipie

Kindly share you chai or Masala chai Recipie please, I would like to mention later at the end of discussion how the real masala chai or simply chai is made in India and why people travel 2 to 5 kms to get a cup of good chai early in the morning walking!

chai means tea in Indian and Chai Masala simple means spicy mixtures in Indian. Its a part of their tea customs where they would get the best tea from a wallah sorta like getting good coffee from a Starbucks. I definitely will probably walk 2 to 5km for good tea especially if they are on sale!

Thanks Anthony! I am also Indian and I am a student of Lipton Tea Institute UK. I have introduced Classic darjeeling Tea in Mexico but Mexicans prefer more Tissane, Herbal Tea. I had a chance to drink Chai in starbucks and they use powedered chai. Well I would like to share my mother Recipie here. Its indeed simple and involve few steps

1 Roll boil the water with Ginger and few spices you like clove, Green Cardomom, Cinamon * SPICES are optional – only when you like spicy Tea.
2. Put Two table spoon of Tea , the Tea normally used in making chai is Assam Pure Tea always second flush or any Assam tea Autumn Flush and normally in India Tea dust or Fannings are used and not whole leave Teas for greater steeping and Infusion in the rolling boiling water and steep the tea for 8/10 minutes.
3. For a cup of Tea add 1/4 cup of milk again it depends on the taste some prefer more milky taste, I prefer hard tea so I go by 1/4 cup.
4. Strain the Tea
5. Serve it hot

chai no matter what taste really awesome! I use to make chai by scratch and found it to be quite tasty and really strong If the spices are reallly generous. The hard part was balancing off the spices otherwise it could all taste just one of the spices usually cloves or cinnamon
(on the side note, I wonder how will darjeeling second flush will taste with chai spices?)

Hello, I know I’m a bit late but hope you reply. I’m from Mexico & trying to make my own blend but with local ingredients. Do you know the precise amounts to make like 4 oz to store it on a tea canister? Thanks!